27 Apr 05 Going Out of Town

Besides being away from my family the one thing I dislike greatly about going out of town is getting ready to go out of town. Why is it that a million and one things must be done the day before you leave?

It’s not that I wait until the last minute to take care of most things. Yes, I have waited until the night before to undertake a major project. Come on, who out there hasn’t?

Right before leaving for the Yosemite Family Encampment one year, I decided to build a wood cabinet to hold all of our camping and food supplies. Now when I say I waited until the last minute I mean I started building the thing the night before. It gets better. I was doing this in the garage of my in-laws.

Around 10 or 11 at night my mother-in-law came outside in her nightgown and bathrobe and sweetly asked: “Don’t you think it might be time to stop building and use our cabinet instead?” I don’t know about your experiences, but the sight of your mother-in-law in a bathrobe is enough to stop any project! I mean that in the best way possible :-)!

I’m leaving tomorrow for Mexico and then on to the Pepperdine lectures in Malibu. What can I say? The work of the Lord takes us down many different paths. As I have internet access I plan to blog in and update you as to my adventures.

Even though I am not planning to build a cabinet tonight, though I may drop the trany and the motor out of the ‘ol Windstar and give it a tune-up, I’ve still got that sinking feeling that I will not get everything done.

On the other side of the coin, have you ever noticed how much you can actually get done right before you leave on a trip? I mean talk about focused action! The frenetic pace and careful attention to a “to do list” right before you go out of town is quite impressive.

What are your going out of town experiences? How do you get everything done? Or do you even worry about?

I’d write more about this but I’ve really got to get a few more things done.